Abstract
The paper argues that because studies of correctional institutions favor a focus upon inmates rather than a concentration upon the interaction between inmates and officers, it is quite likely that many accounts of prison life are distorted. Therefore, a focus upon this interaction is recommended in order to achieve a fuller and more accurate description of correctional social structure.An illustrative case is presented which compares officer interactions with two types of inmates in a minimum security institution in the United States Northeast. These two types of interactions present the bases of order and disorder in a correctional establishment from the perspectives of both officers and inmates.The case study is linked to recent correctional literature to propose some generalizations concerning social order in correctional institutions.
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